Cost of living comparison

Dublin, Ireland

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Kota Damansara vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Kota Damansara is 48.4% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 73.0% less in Kota Damansara
Groceries: pay 14.6% less in Kota Damansara
Transportation: pay 59.6% less in Kota Damansara
Housing: pay 69.3% less in Kota Damansara
Childcare: pay 48.8% less in Kota Damansara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.2% less in Kota Damansara
Clothing: pay 27.5% less in Kota Damansara

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Kota Damansara.

Kota Damansara vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kota Damansara instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 73.0% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Kota Damansara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.44 €18.80	$2.95 MYR12.48	-86.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.40	$4.54 MYR19.20	-57.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.16	$0.72 MYR3.05	-70.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 €1.71	$0.44 MYR1.86	-77.4%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 14.6% less for groceries

	Dublin	Kota Damansara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.62	$0.93 MYR3.92	-49.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 €3.16	$7.47 MYR31.57	+107.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 €4.67	$6.75 MYR28.53	+26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.22 €3.70	$2.04 MYR8.64	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.64 €4.07	$1.94 MYR8.18	-58.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.97	$1.24 MYR5.24	+11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$0.62 MYR2.60	-29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.12	$1.25 MYR5.29	-2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.63	$0.63 MYR2.65	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$0.65 MYR2.76	-25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.63	$0.56 MYR2.35	-22.7%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 59.6% less for transportation

	Dublin	Kota Damansara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.31	$1.78 MYR7.53	-75.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$123.25 €108.11	$11.36 MYR48.01	-90.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,306.91 €34,478.25	$36,374.56 MYR153,773.45	-7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.47 €23.22	$9.31 MYR39.37	-64.8%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 69.3% less for housing

	Dublin	Kota Damansara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.82 €48.96	$30.10 MYR127.23	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,138.28 €1,875.60	$567.86 MYR2,400.62	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,827.10 €1,602.65	$408.86 MYR1,728.45	-77.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.65 €188.28	$42.38 MYR179.16	-80.3%
Average			-69.3%

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pay 48.8% less for childcare

	Dublin	Kota Damansara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,307.98 €1,147.30	$180.77 MYR764.20	-86.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,645.87 €8,460.92	$8,555.74 MYR36,169.41	-11.3%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Kota Damansara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.58	$4.09 MYR17.28	-45.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 €3.80	$2.92 MYR12.34	-32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.68 €15.51	$4.09 MYR17.28	-76.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 €49.34	$49.74 MYR210.29	-11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.22	$5.00 MYR21.13	-64.1%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 27.5% less for clothing

	Dublin	Kota Damansara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.07 €84.26	$59.63 MYR252.07	-37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 €36.05	$35.00 MYR147.97	-14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.72 €85.72	$76.75 MYR324.47	-21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.27 €100.23	$73.25 MYR309.68	-35.9%
Average			-27.5%

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